Laura Clark

There is no life without art. There is no art without freedom of expression.

Writing books is hard. Selling books is harder.

#writingcommunity #selfpublishing

If history recalls
That you did not #flinch
It makes a story grand
And will do in a pinch
But grander yet the story
Of the one who #flinched
And shivered, and doubted
And pressed on,
Pummeled but unbent.

#vss365 #writing #poetry

The image is an illustration from "The Wanderer," a wordless picture book by Peter Van den Ende. It depicts a small paper boat navigating a vast, textured ocean under a starry night sky illuminated by the Northern Lights The illustration is monochrome.

Goodnight. May all our dreams be magical journeys that gently lead us to Monday.
🖼️ The Wanderer, Peter Van den Ende.

Leaves starting to fall
A calm early morning chill
Warm blankets await

#emoetry #calm #haiku
#writingcommunity #blueskypoetry

Goodnight, Skybirds

May your breaks rejuvenate you

Illustration of a fox facing right looking forward in a woodland with tall dark trees

Paula Mela, Finnish illustrator known for her fairytale-like works #WomensArt

one summer leaf
spirals to the ground
fall practice

#dailyhaikuprompt

here to report that someday the hundreds of notes you emailed yourself eventually can move from your inbox and into a book chapter

I’ve never hoped so hard in my alumni life for Harvard’s institutional ego to dominate decision-making

www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

Ballrooms, even the grand ones, don’t cost $200 million.

Bribes, kick-backs, money laundering. Clock it.

Not to pile on, but every 'c' in 'Pacific Ocean' is pronounced differently.

an image of adam "hangman" page, sitting in a cushioned chair on a front lawn, next to a side table with a glass of whiskey on it, and on the other side, is a canister of gas. Behind him is a house on fire that he set on fire, engulfed in a total inferno

"How's your writing coming along?"

How it's coming along:

Constantly pointing out that the regime is corrupt doesn't do anything. You have to tell people what you plan to do about said corruption. But again, there's no opposition party so we're left with simple narration.

i just saw someone who is very upset that they are “remaking” pride and prejudice. this person only acknowledges the 1995 bbc production. honey they’ve been (re)making this story for hundreds of years. it is good to have a version for every generation. calm down.

beyond a tangle of purple wildflowers, a lone heron stands alit all but disguised in tapestry of marsh grasses brown and new green

the heron’s world

a poem is just what light thinks about

happy #smallpoemsunday! 💜

if you feel so inclined, you can post small poems you wrote +/or small poems you love by someone else :)

here’s one by Kess Mohammadi @dearkestrel.bsky.social, from their Apt. 9 Press chapbook Gavel sound. Gravel sound. 💫

The past few months have been tough, and we just want to say thank you. In the beginning, it felt like we were yelling into the wind, no one was listening. But then you all showed up. You raised your voices, shared the truth, and made the media pay attention.

I'm not saying journalists should never interview admitted propagandists. There are journalistic reasons to do so. But if we do, we must be prepared to -- in fact it is our duty to -- challenge vociferously all unsubstantiated claims. Otherwise, we ourselves become propagandists.

The cover for THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS, showing a nighttime cityscape with some wonky buildings, and some ghosts floating over them. A girl looks out the window at the ghosts.

book about ghosts! I have a book about ghosts coming out!

(cover design is by CB Royal)

stephaniecampisi.com/the-unfinish...

Bernie Sanders on stage at Coachella

"Save Libraries"

I’m sorry but it gives me hope to hear him speak.

If only America could see it too.

coachella.

bernie sanders.

viva revolution!

Tolkien's illustration of Lake Town.

This righteous man is in his 80's and he still brings it. Bernie is one of the few politicians who can inspire people across all generations. His message has not changed for as long as I can remember. He fights against the inequality in our country and for the little guy. He is Vermont's gift to us.